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John Ruffolo has advice for Canada’s pension funds

Plus: CDPQ quietly shutters $250-million D&I fund.

Diversity-focused fund’s architect left in December to launch his own $150-million fund.

Plus: Canada may be losing ground in AI research race.

Plus: Vancouver looks to join the global big leagues of modern medicine.

Plus: Travel perks platform Plusgrade gets a new major investor.

Plus: Feds intend to move on AI legislation without industry consultation.

The hub looks to address the cybersecurity skills shortage.

Plus: FINTRAC “incident” shows cyberattacks are getting too easy.

Plus: The new venture studio backed by Shopify, Wealthsimple, Knix execs.

Investors from Brightspark and Yaletown lauded for excellence in Canadian VC.

Junior ranks of VC remain more diverse than senior levels, survey finds.

The previously all-women mentorship roster now includes men.

According to QueerTech, less than one percent of venture capital deals go to Queer entrepreneurs.

Project JumpSTART aims to create a soft landing for tech entrepreneurs in the York Region.

This is the first edition of the lists since Elevate acquired CIX in September 2023.